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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Myanmar
Rice
All
2011.07
Trade
Export taxes
Rice export taxes reduced from 8 percent to 5 percent.
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2011.07
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) to procure 75 00 tonnes of Yala paddy at Rupees 30/kg [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.07
Production
Government procurement
Purchase of 1 million tonnes of summer-autumn paddy from local markets suspended indefinitely.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.07
Trade
Minimum export prices
Issued guidelines to calculate minimum export prices. Effective August 2011, floor prices will be based [...]
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2011.06
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily suspended the 5% soymeal import tariff applied under the CIS Customs Union (Russian Federation/Belarus/Kazakhstan) [...]
Belarus
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2011.06
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily suspended the 5% soymeal import tariff applied under the CIS Customs Union (Russian Federation/Belarus/Kazakhstan) [...]
Kazakhstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2011.06
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily suspended the 5% soymeal import tariff applied under the CIS Customs Union (Russian Federation/Belarus/Kazakhstan) [...]
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.06
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Maximum beef wholesale and retail prices increased by about 30 percent after three years without [...]
Australia
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on live cattle to Indonesia, consequently lifted at the beginning of July [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Production
Subsidies
Subsidy of RMB 2.5 billion for pig breeding resumed to prevent supply shocks and price [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.